Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-02-04

taken any stock in these things, a
years job firing for old Sandy BurnS
had pretty we'll cleaned it ont Of me.
1t used to make me tired to See that
old Iuuatic sitting around the stove
evenings, after he'd got few drinks
into himself, giving the boys ''stutf
about spirits and signs and warning
aud all that kind of foolishneSs.
You'd think to hear him 90 on that
he was in the habit Of meeting ghosts
about every oth,r night. \ yalIeI
dog, or Il cross eyed man, or any
blamed thing, for that matter, cou!dn'
cross the Track in trout Of his engine
when We were laying at station wait
ing to pull out. but what that old
crank would begin shaking his head
and talking about its bcinga warning,
and saying that he guessed likely this
would turn out 10 be his last run.
That kind of talk used to make me
feel sort of uncomfortable at first, for
= man in my business is liable to get
a little shaky sometimes If he thinks
too much about the chances he Is TAX
iug, and what a mighty little thing II
takes 10 do hlm up Tor 90 Il. but al
ter Il while Il, We kept making our
time toIerabe regular, and nothing
ever came Of all these signs and warn
ings, quit paying any more attention
10 them.
Wen don Nho" as "A! TINS about
old SANDY has much 10 90 with the
story started to tell, out ! wanted 10
MAKE you understand Just now l was
feeling AZ tue time hnaiiy got my en-
-iherr oiiir' an" was ordered hv 'he
sHFeTihtenu. nj 10 'aNe out NO -.
| didn't notice much ont Of thrc com
mon IN the way she acted the first lew
weeks | run her, though do remem
bar her irving to catch farmers team
on crossing one time, aud | had all
conid do to hoId her even win ali
Ihe oFaNrs oeh!hd set bard / was
running her on irelght then. out IN
ally one day there was smas up
some" mere do"h tue ilhe tha' ihi uP
oo" OF '.e passengers anu got "r"ri
10 'ahe hef place with no. 10 anu pun
on'"i'h theeNpreSs tha' hiSht. / mere
was soni" sort i de'aS ABOUT staf.
ihg' ana "hth We h"a'lY aid get on,
w were over an hour tate, anu my or
deTs were 10 MAKE mp what time could
between stations II was pretty
DARK night a1c tote-ao.e colo, II being
winter '''he men an" remember
thrie ""s tolSi"eraoIr sh"" {" tir
80 e 7'.' A5ts' - . ~
goo" %a't lot t"" OF th''o "ou'' WIN
out anything happening worth SPEAK
'hS about ana had maze up a So'"
f"'"' "' our ''lhS' "'' h",'te '''.''
] aux "''-'' az NV" >r'"' "' W.,
'h- 'e'N Ho''5' ana 'i'41 ''A" ~ o''
-'h PnthnS IL on INi't WIS from
the stations His u'1h | 'FoHo'e me-
mHch ut tue time ont thongH' /
would taAe HOOK al II the next sta
H'm "heFe W Stoppe" 'ong enough,
We we're ABOUT halfway uo"n 'hr
iohG SFh4c 4raI'h- On 10 the hocN
tFe'A hFiGSe' anu soihS 'hron8h i
deep cut at the time, making perhaps
emmy ''''ts a" "oHt "h'" '"'" S"'
81" KIND oi red light IN the sky a
mead.
he next minute We swung round a
curve aud ont o! tie cut, and | saw
s1ght that don't think Ill forgot
very soon.
kisnt ahead ot uS, not more than
half mile oil, was the bridge, 2ll III a
blaze from top to bottom. aud knew
II couidn stop her We q be on 1t III
another minute.
set the air brake hard, but | could
not feel her slack 4 bit; then | grab
bed the lever, she bang shut of al
ready, and started to reverse her. !
ten You what the sweat stood on my
iOrcntau when | found | cOullu